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ol. XLIII
Los Angeles, Calif., Wednesday, Apr. 23, 1952
No. 119
Id-New' nity Man e-Elected
Party Candidates for ASSC Offices Set For Approval Votes
by Bob Erburu
Tnity party, happily united a “new” party chair-n (who greatly resembles ‘old” one), is back busy he business of politics to-
nity, which has operated re consistently than any er party on campus, yes-lay elected Bo Jansen y chairman and then in termed candidates for ASSC offices plar to run on the Unity et or gain Unity endorsement, ansen, who until a week ago the Unity chairman, success-r faced an election test against n Hunt. indepeident represen -it. when the office of party rman was declared vacant due procedural and constitutional ict.
Jansen Deposed
st week five Unity represents on the ASSC Senate not ng kindly to Jansen's leader-of the party, held a meeting deposed Jansen. replacing him j Jeanne Warnock. ansen. cut of town *ith the squad at the time, was most t by the move of the five He termed the action un-stitutionai. since he claimed t only the party chairman or per cent of the party member-p could call a meeting. There -the meeting at which he was ated was. he said, unoonsti-
Ix*t Again
Just whether or not this is so
1 never be settled for sure since isen. after long search, yesterday nine located a oopv of Unity’s stitution oniy to lose it before meeting at noon.
,ince he could not in fact prove claim. Jansen submitted that best way to decide the whole i Iter would be to elect a chair- ; all over again.
Shaffer, party warhorse and ' presidential standard bearer 950. took up the gavel to han-the nomination of Hunt and (Continued m Page 4) J
gg Postpones heduled Talk
resident Fagg. due to unforseen umstance*. will be unable to k to the SC chapter of the encan Association of University | lessors this afternoon.
the request of Dr. Fagg. the rting will be 3:15 p.m. May 2. in Founders hall.
YWCA-YMCA COUNSELING CONFEREES preparing for Troy Camp summer activities are from left, front row, Joanne Stevenson, Don Weston, and Pete McDermott.
Back row, Anne DeFreece, Clark Rogers, and Jeanne Warnock. A series of four camp counseling lectures begins tomorrow.
(DT photo by Earl O'Bar)
A Mystery
Stickers Hit Row Autos
Politics—SC styie— is here.
Yesterday morning cars all over the Row were plastered with triangular stickers bearing the skull and cossbones. often associated with TNE.
The symbols of three fraternities— Phi Delta Theta. Beta Theta Pi, and Sigma Chi—were inscribed on the stickers. The words ‘ Miami Triad." which is the name of a formal dance sponsored by the three fraternities, were written opposite the skull.
And emblazoned in large capital letters at the bottom was the slogan “We Shall Rule.”
What do the stickers denote and where did they come from?
Well, that question cannot be answered because no person on the Row will admit he knows anything.
Comment on the stickers ran the gamut from the serious to the ludicrous.
“It is obviously a political slam and rather juvenile.” said ASSC President John Bradley. “I think it will backfire in the faces of those who put it out.”
“It can be construed as a prerushing attempt by members of the Miami Triad to get pledges or a futile attempt to slander three ‘grand’ bunches.” said Dean Pic’l, Phi Delta Theta.
However, most of the “wheels” on the Row still disclaim any knowledge of the stickers, what they mean, or how they arrived on the Row. Politics—SC style—is here.
Camp Counseling Talks Begin Today
Beginning a series of four lectures on camp counseling. Dr. Alex Aloia will talk about seme of the i ‘ Problems of Counseling" tomor-j row at 2:15 p.m. at the YW. Dr. i Aloia. student activities adviser, is a former faculty adviser of Troy Camp. SC’s summer camp for underprivileged children.
The lectures, sponsored by the YW and YM. have been scheduled with the dual purpose of “encouraging people to take camp counseling traming” and to get people to “sign up for Troy camp counsel-! ing.”
Troy Camp
“All students are being urged to attend any or all of these lectures, regardless of whether or not they can or will go to Troy Camp,” Don Weston. Troy Camp director, said , yesterday. Other meetings will fea-! ture talks by experienced persons i in the counseling field.
Meanwhile, signups for counseling jobs at Troy Camp were continuing in 228 Student Union, where Weston and Joanne Stevenson, assistant director of Troy Camp, are taking applications.
“I signed up for the course and for Troy Camp because the work offers a great chance for practical experience in supervision and administration work," Dick McDermott, first person to sign up, said yesterday.
Students who go to Troy camp will receive free room and board, and students need not sign up for the entire three weeks the camp
will be in operation, Weston said.
Located on Jenks lake in the scenic San Gabriel mountains, Troy Camp is supported entirely by funds from the Trojan Chest campaign, which starts Monday. Underprivileged boys and girls, who otherwise would not be able to go to camp, are selected by the East Side Variety Boys dub to attend the camp for three cne-week periods.
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Two Sessions
This summer the girls session wiil be from Aug. 18 to 25, and boys from Aug. 18 to Sept. 1.
Other speakers who will give counseling tips at the Y sessions are Jack Carter of the San Gabriel YMCA, who will talk about the “Campfire Program” on May 1; Dr. Lenore C. Smith, associate professor of physical education, on “Programs for Camp Counseling,” on May 8; and a representative of Leisure Crafts, who will demonstrate camp crafts of leather, wood, copper, and weaving.
iren Wail Announces Blast
★ ★
tudents See A-Bomb Via TV
by Joe Digles
he baleful wail of air-raid sirens through the window into east side of the student lounge. Within, more than 200 students instructors paid little heed to siren blasts. They stared in an-pation at a television screen t pictured a desert wasteland waited—waited to hear the ne of a B-50 bomber that carried atomic bomb over Yucca flat r La* Vegas.
sound of the motors was ed up. Conversation came only whispers. And then the an-uncer solemnly said:
Bombs away.”
Time Ticks Off •Ten seconds . . . twenty seconds thirty seconds . . .” t approximately 9.30 yesterday -rnmg the largest A-bomb ever pped in the continental United tes went off. ^ pinpoint of white the size of a appeared on the screen. It slightly above the horizon of picture (though actually more an 3000 feet above ground).
Then a black flash spread across sere* n. blotting out everything »pt the dot of white which was fireball ol the detonation. Al-instantly the blackness re-
ceded and the screen was grey. There was no roar, no loud ’ boom.” The only sound received was a click minutes after the touching-off.
The hushed audience that climbed atop radiators, mantels, and table-tops to see the awesome nuclear weapon explode was suddenly limp. The tension which gripped the spectators vanished as quickly as thc disappearance of a trance over a hypnotised person. It was like a collective sigh—and you cou’d sense the feeling of ‘'being cheated" begin to sweep over the assemblage.
Students who had stood on their tiptoes in the rear of the room started to leave. “That wasn't so hot." a stout, book-laden student said.
But at that time the cameras stationed on Mt. Charleston. 40 miles from the blast, ca ight the sight of the growing dust formation and consequent pillar of cloud that was rising. People stopped. Coeds halted, the janitor and the two white-frocked scit -tists next to him
Daily Trojan
. . . staff will meet at noon tomorrow in 432 Student Union.
leaned forward on their ringside chairs, the men atop the tables stopped in a crouch.
The white talisman of our time loomed on the horizon.
Straining against the sky. it bibl-lowed upward to an estimated height of 35.000 feet in the fearsome shape of a huge mushroom. Minutes later a sort of secondary mushroom was shaped, called an icecap. Both the mushroom and icecap separated from the stem of cloud that rose from the desert floor and thinned out in the Nevada skies.
Troops Maneuver
Cameras that were situated only
11 miles from the 700-foot explosion target were then put into use. The nation-wide telecast, seen by 35 million, was next concentrated on the fast-dispersing mushroom and scenes of the troop maneuvers in the blast area.
As tests on atomic indoctrination of troops were being made, student TV witnesses to the 27th A-bomb blat conducted by the United States slowly filed away The siren scree'hes outside had died. They had seen what Americass before them had never seen—a brief, but well-remembered glimpse at their heritage.
IFC Songfest Judges Set; Three Named
Wolf Gilbert, song writer, and Dr. Stetson Humphrey, tutor of many movie songstresses, will join Clarence Sawhill in judging the IFC Songfest, it was announced yesterday.
Theta Chi Bob Shane arranged for the appearance of the well-known music figures at the Bovard show set for May 5 at 8 p.m.
Gilbert wrote the lyrics for “Robert E. Lee” and “On Board the Ascot.” His latest hit song is “Down Yonder.” Dr. Humphrey, head of the music department at RKO studios. was responsible for tutoring Mary Martin, Gloria Jean. Shirley Temple, and Deanna Durbin. He also writes the CBS program. “The Whisperer.” Clarence Sawhill is director of the SC bands.
Trophies Offered
They will judge fraternity entries competing for trophies which will be presented for the best fraternity and non-fraternity songs. Presentation, harmony, and lyrics will form the basis for judging.
Representative of the fraternity songs are “Sweetheart of Siema Cbi” and Beta Theta Phi's "Beta Harmony. Non-fratemity songs range from “Poor Man Lazarus.” suntr by Phi Delta Theta. and ‘Cornin’ Through the Rye." as sung by Kappa Sigma.
Others Entered
Sigma Alpha Epsilon has entered the non-fratemity division with "September Song.” Alpha Tau Omega will sing “Sweetheart” and “Our Jewel” in the fraternity song class.
Additional applications can be filed by calling Bill Rosensweig, general chairman, at PRospect 7-9028. before Friday evening. Fourteen groups are entered to date.
Rehearsals will begin Monday and continue through Thursday, 1 to 5 each afternoon. Places in the show wili be assigned May 2.
New All-U Party Seeks Harmony
Propaganda of Soviets Will Be Exhibited
Weapons from the Russian propaganda arsenal will be exhibited and discussed by Dr. Ross N. Berkes, during his talk on Russian and American propaganda today in 313 Founders hall at 2:15 p.m.
A “made-in-Russia” film of the United States and samples of Russian publications being used to envenom frustrated underdog nations against the United States will feature the program.
American Efforts Examples of American counterblows will include samples of literature and a State Department film “The Truth About America.” “Movies have been perhaps America's most effective weapon against Russian propaganda,” Dr. Berkes said. More than 400 million persons in foreign lands annually view films circulated by 200 overseas film libraries maintained by the State Department.
“The United States is just starting to grow up in the propaganda field,” Dr. Berkes. “We are now overcoming our mistaken habits of using high pressure American advertising methods for techniques of propaganda.”
He warned against minimizing the event to which Russian propaganda has reached out. He explained that Soviet propaganda concentrates on constant repetition of a few themes, with complete disregard for truth.
Methods Effective “Among the frustrated underdog peoples of Europe and Asia, these methods can be quite effective in isolating the U. S. as the world's villain,” he said.
‘These people usually have a very limited independent source of news,” Dr. Berkes said.
Dr. Berkes talk will be open to the public.
DuBose Elected Chairman; Croup to Meet Tomorrow
by Sam Feldman
A move to bring SC politics “out of the b ackroom and into the open” was made last night with the formation of a neww “all-Un iversity” party. Birth of the party took place when 75 students, representing various cam pus interests, started nominations for ASSC offices.
Don DuBose, Sigma Phi Epsilon, was elected party chairman and as party leader tried to steer his organization on a course which would “clear up the distrust which has arisen between the so-called Free Greeks. TNE, and Unity parties and optain truly rep-
resentative student government.”
Mr. Trojanality Gets a Partner
The annual Mr. Trojanality contest to help raise funds for the Trojan chest, will be joined with a Miss Trojanality contest to run Apr. 30-May 2. according to John Witt, contest chairman.
“Although we were unable to gain Panhellenic council support, we will have a Miss Trojanality contest anyway,” Witt said. “Various independent groups are supporting candidates.”
There will be 15 to 20 candidates for each of the two titles. The winners will be awaided trophies at the Varsity Show on May 2.
“Everyone will be eligible to cast their vote in the contest,” Witt said, “if they pay the price of one thin dime. All the proceeds go to the Trojan Chest. There is no limit to the number of votes one person may cast as long as each vote is accompanied by a dime.”
The balloting booth will be open in front of Bovard auditorium from S a.m. to 4 p.m. next Wednesday and Thursday, and from 9 a.m. to noon on Friday, M^y 2.
“The slate of candidates will be announced' within the next few days,” Witt said.
There will be a meeting of the Trojanality committee to discuss the matter today at 3:15 p.m. in the ASSC office, 215 Student Union.
The Trojanality contest is sponsored annually by the LAS council.
Croup Will Show Atom Test Films.
Anyone that did not get a chAnce to see the TV feature of the Nevada A-bomb blast yesterday, due to classes or a rude friend that stood in front of the television set, has an opportunity to see official navy technicolor films of other blasts Friday noon in 129 Founders hall.
“Operation Crossroads,” is being shown by Alpha Eta Rno. national aviation fraternity. The film shows a complete story of the atomic tests in the Pacific.
Registrar's Notice
Students who expect to complete requirements for the bachelor’s degree in June should check the list that is posted in the corridor outside the Registrar’s office in Owens hall.
H.W. Patmore Registrar
Political Split Felt
“The political split on campus has been felt on the social level as well as in student government and it is time for fraternity and independent students to retreat from partisan politics and work together,” DuBose said.
The new all-U party created a platform committee to form party ideals and bring them before the party at its next meeting Thursday at 7 o’clock in 355 FH.
Larry Deutsch. Tau Epsilon Phi, was appointed chairman of the platform committee and after meeting with volunteers for the committee called a meeting for 1 p.m. Thursday in 418 Student Union.
Nominations Made
Nominations for all-U candidates were made from the floor last night but will not be considered official until the candidates have been contacted and show a willingness to have their names on the all-U ticket. Several prospective nominees voiced their hesitancy to be included on any ticket until they know what the party stands for and who the other candidates will be.
Wendell Casey, senator-at-large, told the party he and Bob Hitchcock. junior class presidents, are candidates for ASSC president but should be considered cn personal merit alone as they have ideals which may not coincide with those of any party.
On Own Merits
“I may not run under any ticket but on my own political merits as an independent candidate,” said Casey.
Nominations for all-U party will be reopened Thursday night and the members will then eliminate the potential nominees until they have one candidate for each office.
The old Row split was evident in the meeting as members representing the so-called Free Greeks and TNE exchanged verbal blastsabout voting qualifications in the new i party.
Block-Vote Possible
Lou Ramirez, S’gma Ohi, and Stan Tomlinson. Beta Theta Pi. both argued that a large fraternity house could move in at the all-U meeting and block-vote anything through.
They also explained that the ASSC election serves as a primary and that the all-U party had no right to select any single person for an office but rather let the whole student body eliminate him.
(Continued cn Page 4)
Office Seekers Told to File Petitions for Candidacy Today
Student body politicians have until 2 p.m. today to return their nomination packets to Dr. Alex Aloia’s office in the Student Union to qualify for the general elections May 5 through 7.
Immediately following the deadline this afternoon, Election Commissioner Jim Schuck will unlock the ballot box containing the nomination petitions. Names of potential candidates will then be made public.
Candidates’ scholastic standings will be checked by the admissions office to verify their eligibility.
Additional candidates may be nominated from tha floor at all-University assemblies in Bovard Monday and Tuesday. Aspirants for the offices of ASSC president, vice-president, secretary, yell king and AMS president may be nominated the first day and all others the second.
These nominees will have to turn in their petitions by 2 p.m. of the day they are nominated to assure the appearance of their names on the ballots.
Yell Team Applications Due at 3 p.m. Today
Today is the application deadline for students who wish to try out for next falls yell team. All members of the present team will leave school in June, leaving four vacancies.
“Next football and basketball season will be greater than the last” said Don Scott, retiring yell-king. The new yell-leaders can help generate the kind of enthusiasm that gave our team such a boost last season.”
Who’s Next
“So far I know of no one to take my place,” said Scott. “The present yell-leaders are all either graduating or leaving school.”
“Aspirants for the position of yell leader must start thinking of what will be required of them," according to Scott. “This is an office free from politics—it requires no political affiliation to lead yells, only a lot of hard work and enthusiasm.”
‘C’ Average
Candidates for all the positions must have a 1.0 cumulative grade point average. Yell-king aspirants are required to be experienced, but the yell-leaders need no previous background.
All interested men are invited to submit their names to the Knights office, 232 Student Union. The dead-
line for applications is 3 this afternoon.
Individual problems of applicants are to be discussed at a meeting in 215 Student Union at 2 Friday afternoon. All applicants should attend this meeting.
Moonlight Girl' Candidates Told
The 10 finalists in the contest for Moonlight' Girl af Phi Sigma Kappa were dinner guests at the fraternity last night and will be viewed again tonight and tomorrow night.
The members will judge the contestants at the dinners. Announcement of the “Moonlight Girl oi 1952” will be made May 3 at the Shadow Mountain club formal dance in Palm Springs.
Candidates are Pat Baker. Alpha Chi Omega; Pat Barderick. Pi Beta Phi; Beverly Bell, Alpha Omicron Pi; Barbara Goode. Kappa Alpha Theta; Marilyn Hall, Gamma Phi Beta; Mary Miller, Chi Omega; Diane Ripley, Alpha Delta Pi; Shirley Robertson, Delta Delta Delta; Joanne Stevenson, Kappa Kappa Gamma; and Patti Tre-mellen, Delta Gamma.
Celebrities to Attend Show
BOBETTE BENTLEY, a chorine in the Varsity Show, "Wide • Horizons," extends an invitation to Actor Marshall Thompson to attend the premiere performance next Wednesday evening. Thompson is one of a number of Hollywood celebrities who will attend, along with magazine photographers.
A dozen personalities of the screen, radio, and TV already have announced acceptance of invitations to attend the premiere of “Wide Horizons” next Wednesday evening.
The Academy Award winning director of “An American in Paria.” Arthur Freed, heads the list of celebrities. He also directed the recently released “Singing in the Rain.” Both starred Gene Kelly.
Frank Devol, orchestra leader, Jesse Hibbs, assistant director at Universal-International and all-American footballer at SC in 1983, and Huntz Hall of the Bowery Boys, typify the wide range of personalities who will appear.
Starlets Terry Moore of Columbia pictures, and Barbara Ruick, MGM find, will join the other celebrities.
Another SC all-American football star of 1933. Aron Rosenberg, a producer at Universal-International, will attend.
Rick 3palla. who is working on arrangements for the gala' premiere. said many other stars were certain to attend. Tentative acceptances read like a who’s who of filmland.
Four film magazines will be represented by photographers. Hyman Firk, the top man of Photoplay; Max Traxel. of Movie Life; and lensmen from Movie and Movie Stars Pr.rade will capture the glitter of the searchlight bedecked opening night.
Tickets for all three performances still are available. Reserved seats on the main floor and the unreserved ducats are both priced at 60 ccnts. Residence groups may buy blocks from Larry Deutsch at PRospect 6-9577.

ol. XLIII
Los Angeles, Calif., Wednesday, Apr. 23, 1952
No. 119
Id-New' nity Man e-Elected
Party Candidates for ASSC Offices Set For Approval Votes
by Bob Erburu
Tnity party, happily united a “new” party chair-n (who greatly resembles ‘old” one), is back busy he business of politics to-
nity, which has operated re consistently than any er party on campus, yes-lay elected Bo Jansen y chairman and then in termed candidates for ASSC offices plar to run on the Unity et or gain Unity endorsement, ansen, who until a week ago the Unity chairman, success-r faced an election test against n Hunt. indepeident represen -it. when the office of party rman was declared vacant due procedural and constitutional ict.
Jansen Deposed
st week five Unity represents on the ASSC Senate not ng kindly to Jansen's leader-of the party, held a meeting deposed Jansen. replacing him j Jeanne Warnock. ansen. cut of town *ith the squad at the time, was most t by the move of the five He termed the action un-stitutionai. since he claimed t only the party chairman or per cent of the party member-p could call a meeting. There -the meeting at which he was ated was. he said, unoonsti-
Ix*t Again
Just whether or not this is so
1 never be settled for sure since isen. after long search, yesterday nine located a oopv of Unity’s stitution oniy to lose it before meeting at noon.
,ince he could not in fact prove claim. Jansen submitted that best way to decide the whole i Iter would be to elect a chair- ; all over again.
Shaffer, party warhorse and ' presidential standard bearer 950. took up the gavel to han-the nomination of Hunt and (Continued m Page 4) J
gg Postpones heduled Talk
resident Fagg. due to unforseen umstance*. will be unable to k to the SC chapter of the encan Association of University | lessors this afternoon.
the request of Dr. Fagg. the rting will be 3:15 p.m. May 2. in Founders hall.
YWCA-YMCA COUNSELING CONFEREES preparing for Troy Camp summer activities are from left, front row, Joanne Stevenson, Don Weston, and Pete McDermott.
Back row, Anne DeFreece, Clark Rogers, and Jeanne Warnock. A series of four camp counseling lectures begins tomorrow.
(DT photo by Earl O'Bar)
A Mystery
Stickers Hit Row Autos
Politics—SC styie— is here.
Yesterday morning cars all over the Row were plastered with triangular stickers bearing the skull and cossbones. often associated with TNE.
The symbols of three fraternities— Phi Delta Theta. Beta Theta Pi, and Sigma Chi—were inscribed on the stickers. The words ‘ Miami Triad." which is the name of a formal dance sponsored by the three fraternities, were written opposite the skull.
And emblazoned in large capital letters at the bottom was the slogan “We Shall Rule.”
What do the stickers denote and where did they come from?
Well, that question cannot be answered because no person on the Row will admit he knows anything.
Comment on the stickers ran the gamut from the serious to the ludicrous.
“It is obviously a political slam and rather juvenile.” said ASSC President John Bradley. “I think it will backfire in the faces of those who put it out.”
“It can be construed as a prerushing attempt by members of the Miami Triad to get pledges or a futile attempt to slander three ‘grand’ bunches.” said Dean Pic’l, Phi Delta Theta.
However, most of the “wheels” on the Row still disclaim any knowledge of the stickers, what they mean, or how they arrived on the Row. Politics—SC style—is here.
Camp Counseling Talks Begin Today
Beginning a series of four lectures on camp counseling. Dr. Alex Aloia will talk about seme of the i ‘ Problems of Counseling" tomor-j row at 2:15 p.m. at the YW. Dr. i Aloia. student activities adviser, is a former faculty adviser of Troy Camp. SC’s summer camp for underprivileged children.
The lectures, sponsored by the YW and YM. have been scheduled with the dual purpose of “encouraging people to take camp counseling traming” and to get people to “sign up for Troy camp counsel-! ing.”
Troy Camp
“All students are being urged to attend any or all of these lectures, regardless of whether or not they can or will go to Troy Camp,” Don Weston. Troy Camp director, said , yesterday. Other meetings will fea-! ture talks by experienced persons i in the counseling field.
Meanwhile, signups for counseling jobs at Troy Camp were continuing in 228 Student Union, where Weston and Joanne Stevenson, assistant director of Troy Camp, are taking applications.
“I signed up for the course and for Troy Camp because the work offers a great chance for practical experience in supervision and administration work," Dick McDermott, first person to sign up, said yesterday.
Students who go to Troy camp will receive free room and board, and students need not sign up for the entire three weeks the camp
will be in operation, Weston said.
Located on Jenks lake in the scenic San Gabriel mountains, Troy Camp is supported entirely by funds from the Trojan Chest campaign, which starts Monday. Underprivileged boys and girls, who otherwise would not be able to go to camp, are selected by the East Side Variety Boys dub to attend the camp for three cne-week periods.
\
Two Sessions
This summer the girls session wiil be from Aug. 18 to 25, and boys from Aug. 18 to Sept. 1.
Other speakers who will give counseling tips at the Y sessions are Jack Carter of the San Gabriel YMCA, who will talk about the “Campfire Program” on May 1; Dr. Lenore C. Smith, associate professor of physical education, on “Programs for Camp Counseling,” on May 8; and a representative of Leisure Crafts, who will demonstrate camp crafts of leather, wood, copper, and weaving.
iren Wail Announces Blast
★ ★
tudents See A-Bomb Via TV
by Joe Digles
he baleful wail of air-raid sirens through the window into east side of the student lounge. Within, more than 200 students instructors paid little heed to siren blasts. They stared in an-pation at a television screen t pictured a desert wasteland waited—waited to hear the ne of a B-50 bomber that carried atomic bomb over Yucca flat r La* Vegas.
sound of the motors was ed up. Conversation came only whispers. And then the an-uncer solemnly said:
Bombs away.”
Time Ticks Off •Ten seconds . . . twenty seconds thirty seconds . . .” t approximately 9.30 yesterday -rnmg the largest A-bomb ever pped in the continental United tes went off. ^ pinpoint of white the size of a appeared on the screen. It slightly above the horizon of picture (though actually more an 3000 feet above ground).
Then a black flash spread across sere* n. blotting out everything »pt the dot of white which was fireball ol the detonation. Al-instantly the blackness re-
ceded and the screen was grey. There was no roar, no loud ’ boom.” The only sound received was a click minutes after the touching-off.
The hushed audience that climbed atop radiators, mantels, and table-tops to see the awesome nuclear weapon explode was suddenly limp. The tension which gripped the spectators vanished as quickly as thc disappearance of a trance over a hypnotised person. It was like a collective sigh—and you cou’d sense the feeling of ‘'being cheated" begin to sweep over the assemblage.
Students who had stood on their tiptoes in the rear of the room started to leave. “That wasn't so hot." a stout, book-laden student said.
But at that time the cameras stationed on Mt. Charleston. 40 miles from the blast, ca ight the sight of the growing dust formation and consequent pillar of cloud that was rising. People stopped. Coeds halted, the janitor and the two white-frocked scit -tists next to him
Daily Trojan
. . . staff will meet at noon tomorrow in 432 Student Union.
leaned forward on their ringside chairs, the men atop the tables stopped in a crouch.
The white talisman of our time loomed on the horizon.
Straining against the sky. it bibl-lowed upward to an estimated height of 35.000 feet in the fearsome shape of a huge mushroom. Minutes later a sort of secondary mushroom was shaped, called an icecap. Both the mushroom and icecap separated from the stem of cloud that rose from the desert floor and thinned out in the Nevada skies.
Troops Maneuver
Cameras that were situated only
11 miles from the 700-foot explosion target were then put into use. The nation-wide telecast, seen by 35 million, was next concentrated on the fast-dispersing mushroom and scenes of the troop maneuvers in the blast area.
As tests on atomic indoctrination of troops were being made, student TV witnesses to the 27th A-bomb blat conducted by the United States slowly filed away The siren scree'hes outside had died. They had seen what Americass before them had never seen—a brief, but well-remembered glimpse at their heritage.
IFC Songfest Judges Set; Three Named
Wolf Gilbert, song writer, and Dr. Stetson Humphrey, tutor of many movie songstresses, will join Clarence Sawhill in judging the IFC Songfest, it was announced yesterday.
Theta Chi Bob Shane arranged for the appearance of the well-known music figures at the Bovard show set for May 5 at 8 p.m.
Gilbert wrote the lyrics for “Robert E. Lee” and “On Board the Ascot.” His latest hit song is “Down Yonder.” Dr. Humphrey, head of the music department at RKO studios. was responsible for tutoring Mary Martin, Gloria Jean. Shirley Temple, and Deanna Durbin. He also writes the CBS program. “The Whisperer.” Clarence Sawhill is director of the SC bands.
Trophies Offered
They will judge fraternity entries competing for trophies which will be presented for the best fraternity and non-fraternity songs. Presentation, harmony, and lyrics will form the basis for judging.
Representative of the fraternity songs are “Sweetheart of Siema Cbi” and Beta Theta Phi's "Beta Harmony. Non-fratemity songs range from “Poor Man Lazarus.” suntr by Phi Delta Theta. and ‘Cornin’ Through the Rye." as sung by Kappa Sigma.
Others Entered
Sigma Alpha Epsilon has entered the non-fratemity division with "September Song.” Alpha Tau Omega will sing “Sweetheart” and “Our Jewel” in the fraternity song class.
Additional applications can be filed by calling Bill Rosensweig, general chairman, at PRospect 7-9028. before Friday evening. Fourteen groups are entered to date.
Rehearsals will begin Monday and continue through Thursday, 1 to 5 each afternoon. Places in the show wili be assigned May 2.
New All-U Party Seeks Harmony
Propaganda of Soviets Will Be Exhibited
Weapons from the Russian propaganda arsenal will be exhibited and discussed by Dr. Ross N. Berkes, during his talk on Russian and American propaganda today in 313 Founders hall at 2:15 p.m.
A “made-in-Russia” film of the United States and samples of Russian publications being used to envenom frustrated underdog nations against the United States will feature the program.
American Efforts Examples of American counterblows will include samples of literature and a State Department film “The Truth About America.” “Movies have been perhaps America's most effective weapon against Russian propaganda,” Dr. Berkes said. More than 400 million persons in foreign lands annually view films circulated by 200 overseas film libraries maintained by the State Department.
“The United States is just starting to grow up in the propaganda field,” Dr. Berkes. “We are now overcoming our mistaken habits of using high pressure American advertising methods for techniques of propaganda.”
He warned against minimizing the event to which Russian propaganda has reached out. He explained that Soviet propaganda concentrates on constant repetition of a few themes, with complete disregard for truth.
Methods Effective “Among the frustrated underdog peoples of Europe and Asia, these methods can be quite effective in isolating the U. S. as the world's villain,” he said.
‘These people usually have a very limited independent source of news,” Dr. Berkes said.
Dr. Berkes talk will be open to the public.
DuBose Elected Chairman; Croup to Meet Tomorrow
by Sam Feldman
A move to bring SC politics “out of the b ackroom and into the open” was made last night with the formation of a neww “all-Un iversity” party. Birth of the party took place when 75 students, representing various cam pus interests, started nominations for ASSC offices.
Don DuBose, Sigma Phi Epsilon, was elected party chairman and as party leader tried to steer his organization on a course which would “clear up the distrust which has arisen between the so-called Free Greeks. TNE, and Unity parties and optain truly rep-
resentative student government.”
Mr. Trojanality Gets a Partner
The annual Mr. Trojanality contest to help raise funds for the Trojan chest, will be joined with a Miss Trojanality contest to run Apr. 30-May 2. according to John Witt, contest chairman.
“Although we were unable to gain Panhellenic council support, we will have a Miss Trojanality contest anyway,” Witt said. “Various independent groups are supporting candidates.”
There will be 15 to 20 candidates for each of the two titles. The winners will be awaided trophies at the Varsity Show on May 2.
“Everyone will be eligible to cast their vote in the contest,” Witt said, “if they pay the price of one thin dime. All the proceeds go to the Trojan Chest. There is no limit to the number of votes one person may cast as long as each vote is accompanied by a dime.”
The balloting booth will be open in front of Bovard auditorium from S a.m. to 4 p.m. next Wednesday and Thursday, and from 9 a.m. to noon on Friday, M^y 2.
“The slate of candidates will be announced' within the next few days,” Witt said.
There will be a meeting of the Trojanality committee to discuss the matter today at 3:15 p.m. in the ASSC office, 215 Student Union.
The Trojanality contest is sponsored annually by the LAS council.
Croup Will Show Atom Test Films.
Anyone that did not get a chAnce to see the TV feature of the Nevada A-bomb blast yesterday, due to classes or a rude friend that stood in front of the television set, has an opportunity to see official navy technicolor films of other blasts Friday noon in 129 Founders hall.
“Operation Crossroads,” is being shown by Alpha Eta Rno. national aviation fraternity. The film shows a complete story of the atomic tests in the Pacific.
Registrar's Notice
Students who expect to complete requirements for the bachelor’s degree in June should check the list that is posted in the corridor outside the Registrar’s office in Owens hall.
H.W. Patmore Registrar
Political Split Felt
“The political split on campus has been felt on the social level as well as in student government and it is time for fraternity and independent students to retreat from partisan politics and work together,” DuBose said.
The new all-U party created a platform committee to form party ideals and bring them before the party at its next meeting Thursday at 7 o’clock in 355 FH.
Larry Deutsch. Tau Epsilon Phi, was appointed chairman of the platform committee and after meeting with volunteers for the committee called a meeting for 1 p.m. Thursday in 418 Student Union.
Nominations Made
Nominations for all-U candidates were made from the floor last night but will not be considered official until the candidates have been contacted and show a willingness to have their names on the all-U ticket. Several prospective nominees voiced their hesitancy to be included on any ticket until they know what the party stands for and who the other candidates will be.
Wendell Casey, senator-at-large, told the party he and Bob Hitchcock. junior class presidents, are candidates for ASSC president but should be considered cn personal merit alone as they have ideals which may not coincide with those of any party.
On Own Merits
“I may not run under any ticket but on my own political merits as an independent candidate,” said Casey.
Nominations for all-U party will be reopened Thursday night and the members will then eliminate the potential nominees until they have one candidate for each office.
The old Row split was evident in the meeting as members representing the so-called Free Greeks and TNE exchanged verbal blastsabout voting qualifications in the new i party.
Block-Vote Possible
Lou Ramirez, S’gma Ohi, and Stan Tomlinson. Beta Theta Pi. both argued that a large fraternity house could move in at the all-U meeting and block-vote anything through.
They also explained that the ASSC election serves as a primary and that the all-U party had no right to select any single person for an office but rather let the whole student body eliminate him.
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Office Seekers Told to File Petitions for Candidacy Today
Student body politicians have until 2 p.m. today to return their nomination packets to Dr. Alex Aloia’s office in the Student Union to qualify for the general elections May 5 through 7.
Immediately following the deadline this afternoon, Election Commissioner Jim Schuck will unlock the ballot box containing the nomination petitions. Names of potential candidates will then be made public.
Candidates’ scholastic standings will be checked by the admissions office to verify their eligibility.
Additional candidates may be nominated from tha floor at all-University assemblies in Bovard Monday and Tuesday. Aspirants for the offices of ASSC president, vice-president, secretary, yell king and AMS president may be nominated the first day and all others the second.
These nominees will have to turn in their petitions by 2 p.m. of the day they are nominated to assure the appearance of their names on the ballots.
Yell Team Applications Due at 3 p.m. Today
Today is the application deadline for students who wish to try out for next falls yell team. All members of the present team will leave school in June, leaving four vacancies.
“Next football and basketball season will be greater than the last” said Don Scott, retiring yell-king. The new yell-leaders can help generate the kind of enthusiasm that gave our team such a boost last season.”
Who’s Next
“So far I know of no one to take my place,” said Scott. “The present yell-leaders are all either graduating or leaving school.”
“Aspirants for the position of yell leader must start thinking of what will be required of them," according to Scott. “This is an office free from politics—it requires no political affiliation to lead yells, only a lot of hard work and enthusiasm.”
‘C’ Average
Candidates for all the positions must have a 1.0 cumulative grade point average. Yell-king aspirants are required to be experienced, but the yell-leaders need no previous background.
All interested men are invited to submit their names to the Knights office, 232 Student Union. The dead-
line for applications is 3 this afternoon.
Individual problems of applicants are to be discussed at a meeting in 215 Student Union at 2 Friday afternoon. All applicants should attend this meeting.
Moonlight Girl' Candidates Told
The 10 finalists in the contest for Moonlight' Girl af Phi Sigma Kappa were dinner guests at the fraternity last night and will be viewed again tonight and tomorrow night.
The members will judge the contestants at the dinners. Announcement of the “Moonlight Girl oi 1952” will be made May 3 at the Shadow Mountain club formal dance in Palm Springs.
Candidates are Pat Baker. Alpha Chi Omega; Pat Barderick. Pi Beta Phi; Beverly Bell, Alpha Omicron Pi; Barbara Goode. Kappa Alpha Theta; Marilyn Hall, Gamma Phi Beta; Mary Miller, Chi Omega; Diane Ripley, Alpha Delta Pi; Shirley Robertson, Delta Delta Delta; Joanne Stevenson, Kappa Kappa Gamma; and Patti Tre-mellen, Delta Gamma.
Celebrities to Attend Show
BOBETTE BENTLEY, a chorine in the Varsity Show, "Wide • Horizons," extends an invitation to Actor Marshall Thompson to attend the premiere performance next Wednesday evening. Thompson is one of a number of Hollywood celebrities who will attend, along with magazine photographers.
A dozen personalities of the screen, radio, and TV already have announced acceptance of invitations to attend the premiere of “Wide Horizons” next Wednesday evening.
The Academy Award winning director of “An American in Paria.” Arthur Freed, heads the list of celebrities. He also directed the recently released “Singing in the Rain.” Both starred Gene Kelly.
Frank Devol, orchestra leader, Jesse Hibbs, assistant director at Universal-International and all-American footballer at SC in 1983, and Huntz Hall of the Bowery Boys, typify the wide range of personalities who will appear.
Starlets Terry Moore of Columbia pictures, and Barbara Ruick, MGM find, will join the other celebrities.
Another SC all-American football star of 1933. Aron Rosenberg, a producer at Universal-International, will attend.
Rick 3palla. who is working on arrangements for the gala' premiere. said many other stars were certain to attend. Tentative acceptances read like a who’s who of filmland.
Four film magazines will be represented by photographers. Hyman Firk, the top man of Photoplay; Max Traxel. of Movie Life; and lensmen from Movie and Movie Stars Pr.rade will capture the glitter of the searchlight bedecked opening night.
Tickets for all three performances still are available. Reserved seats on the main floor and the unreserved ducats are both priced at 60 ccnts. Residence groups may buy blocks from Larry Deutsch at PRospect 6-9577.